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Peer Report: Dialysis Care & Outcomes in the U.S., 2014

Executive Summary

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Incident counts by month, quarter, & year

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Incident counts, by U.S. Census Division

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Percent of patients under nephrology care before starting dialysis, according to the Medical Evidence Report

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Setting of pre-dialysis nephrology care according to Medicare claims

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Distribution of vascular access technique among all hemodialysis patients

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Cause-specific mortality due to infection; incident dialysis patients

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First-year hospital admission rates among incident dialysis patients, by annual, quarterly, & monthly cohorts

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Admission rates among prevalent dialysis patients, by annual, quarterly, & monthly cohorts

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First-year admission rates among incident dialysis patients, overall & by U.S. Census Division

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Admission rates among prevalent dialysis patients, overall & by U.S. Census Division

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First-year admission rates among incident dialysis patients, by annual & quarterly cohorts

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Admission rates among prevalent dialysis patients, within quarter & year

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First-year admission rates for heart failure & fluid overload among incident dialysis patients, by annual & quarterly cohorts

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Admission rates for heart failure & fluid overload among prevalent dialysis patients, within quarter & year

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Admission rates for dialysis access infection (including peritonitis), among prevalent dialysis patients, within calendar month

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Admission rates for pneumonia & influenza, among prevalent dialysis patients, within calendar month

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First-year mortality in incident dialysis patients, by incident year, quarter, & month

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Mortality in prevalent dialysis patients, by year, quarter, & month

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First-year mortality in incident dialysis patients, by U.S. Census Division

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Mortality in point prevalent dialysis patients, by U.S. Census Division